Dubia roach breeding question!!! pls help

[jeromeetabuzo]

hi people so i have 3 females and 1 male roach and its been 6 months and still no babies the dubia roach is already an adult.... i keep them at 25 degrees outside , if i place them in i can make it to 20 degrees celsius , will they breed on a temperature of 25 degrees celsius? or do they need atleast 20 degrees to breed? i wonder how they breed so fast for some people ..... Pls help do they need atleast 20degrees to breed? i place them in a trash bin with drilled holes on its cover and dumped lots of newspaper chunks there and being fed lots of fishflakes, dog food , dried shrimps and cabbage or carrots.... pls help!

[Lija]

they're freezing in your bin, 25C is about 77F. you want at least 85. i mean at least! close to 90 ( 32-33C) would be better.

[JeffreH]

Are you sure you have Blaptica dubia? And all are indeed adults?


This should be helpful as a resource as well:
http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...r-roaches.html

[demon amphibians]

Also avoid high protein foods, if you are giving them this much protein with 3 females this may prevent them from breeding completely. Stick to veggies and fruits and keep your temps above 85 F. after removing the protein you may not see results for 1 to 2 months.

[Mentat]

Agree with Lija and Demon! Need temp's 30-33C and feed them vegetables ! Also, if you can get egg crate cartons and place vertically, it makes handling and cleaning colony easier than using newspaper.